Synonyms of barnacle

Noun


1. barnacle, cirriped, cirripede, crustacean

usage: marine crustaceans with feathery food-catching appendages; free-swimming as larvae; as adults form a hard shell and live attached to submerged surfaces

2. barnacle goose, barnacle, Branta leucopsis, goose

usage: European goose smaller than the brant; breeds in the far north

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Definition and meaning of barnacle (Dictionary)